I've just received a little text from Gaz, who's checked into a rather nice looking pad tonight, where he's got a real bed for the first night in ages.
In summary today's been long and very dusty (hideous infact). Boring by comparison to previous days. They've covered a lot of miles (220) - plus hit every pot hole in Africa. It got really hot today, 35 degC. But they did have a Magnum as a treat.
Best bit of today was their first real lunch (rather than snacks and chocolate - lunch van is run by a youngster with a poor food group intake) - except that lunch was bolognese with MUSHROOMS!!! For those not in the know, Gaz is horribly allergic to the 'shroom, so he had a toasted cheese sandwich!
The monotony of the riding was broken up with various techniques of wheelie pulling for the young children on the road side - the group leaders wheelie for miles, the good riders pull a quick one and the likes of Gaz take both hands of the handlebars - all of which get great big cheers from the children!
No crashes for the Orange Team today - always good to hear!
Last day of riding tomorrow - finishes with a sting in the tail - 5 miles of sand - very tricky.
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